Is it normal to have a super dominant relationship
My good friend is dating this girl, has been for over a year. Their relationship is super one sided, as he totally dominates her. He doesn't lie to her or physically abuse her, but in a nutshell he calls all the shots, and is open about the fact that he is going to sleep with whatever other girls he wants to, as this is what she agreed to initially and continues to do so. On the other hand, she is hopelessly devoted to him and he essentially doesn't even allow her to give out her number to other guys, or make any new male friends. He has a very strict set of rules with her, and whenever she mildly infringes upon them he tells her she fucked up and she starts crying hysterically and struggles to breathe. Suffice it to say, that she is generally very loyal and usually adheres to his boundaries.
Anyhow, she recently had to do a group project with a guy in one of her classes. She said he's presumably gay or bi, and gave him her number, as he is OK with her having gay friends. After the project, she informed my friend that she was inviting the guy to a party we were throwing.
His concern was that she did not know whether he was gay or not, and did not want her to start playing the gay card to rack up male friends who may be straight and intend to hook up with her. So for the past week he has been telling her that he can't be her boyfriend, only her fuck friend since she couldn't follow the simple rules. She has been hysterically crying a lot and generally having a very rough time over the "demotion" (although it doesn't actually change anything).
So, I know the basic setup of the relationship is not very normal...but is it normal that my friend cares about this to the point where he has been pro-active in handling the situation?